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G. W. MoGILL,

SUSPENSION DEVICE. I I No. 340,804. Patented Apr. 27, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE XV. MGGILL, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

SUSPENSION DEVICE.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,804, dated April 27, 1886.

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To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. MOGILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New Y rk, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Suspension Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clasps, such as comprise two jaws pivoted together, with the rear one having a pivoted doublepronged pin for attaching the device to some article of wearing-a-pparel.

The objects of my invention are to provide a novel, efficient, and desirable suspension device for holding tickets, cards, or articles of merchandise, and to provide a device which can be pinned to the coat for holding a railway or other ticket, or pinned to articles for displaying price or other cards.

The objects of myinvention I accomplish in the manner and by the means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a suspension device made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a plan view looking at the front of the same, and Fig.8 a rear plan view.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to the drawings, where the numerals 1 and 2 indicate, respectively, the front and rear cla1nping-jaws, formed from a single strip of elastic metal doubled upon itself, with the front jaw bent inwardly, as at 3, to bring its clamping end portion parallel to the clamping end portion of the rear jaw, whereby a card, ticket, or other article can be seized and clamped along a considerable portion of its extent, to provide a better clamping effect and prevent the article from tearing off or becoming accidentally displaced. The rear jaw 1s formed at its opposite edges with rearwardly-projecting perforated pivot-lugs 4 and pin guards or shields 5, and such side edges centrally between the pivot-lugs and pin-guards are formed with forwardly -projecting perforated ears 6, between which the front jaws are arranged. The attachingpin is formed from a single piece of wire bent into U shape to comprise two prongs, 7, and a connectingarm, 8, the latter passing through the pivot-lugs to pivot the prongs in place. -The edges of the pinguards are separated by an entrance, 9, so that by pressing the pointed ends of the prongs to ward each other they can be passed through the entrance-space, and by their inherent elasticity spring laterally into engagement with the pin-guards.

To the extremities of the ears 6, in advance of the frontjaw, is pivoted a lever, 10, having a cam, 11, to bear against the front jaw and clamp it upon the article placed between the jaws. The lever when in its clamping position rests at its upper end against the upper curved or bent portion, 12, ofthe front jaw, and when in this position the lever is held in such manner as to retain the jaws clamped together, to firmly confine the card or other artiele.

The construction of the parts is simple but substantial, and provides a device which is economical, durable, and useful for suspending arious articles, or for displaying cards or merchandise.

By the formation of the two jaws from a single piece of elastic metal, with the bcnd12, the jaws by their inherent elasticity tend to separate from each other, so that immediately on being released by the cam-lever the jaws open. The cars 6 on the rear jaw, by embracing the sides of the front jaw, prevent the latter from being bent or displaced laterally.

Heretofore a garment-clasp has been composed of two jaws pivoted one to the other, and acted on by a spiral spring coiled on the pivot-pin of the two jaws, similar to an ordinary paper-clip, the rear jaw having pingnards at one end and a double-pronged pin pivoted in a tubular eye at the other end. My invention differs therefrom in providing a new article,wherein two spring-jaws are joined at one end and one jaw is bent inward toward the other in such manner as to bring extended end portions of the two jaws parallel to each other, whereby they can clamp a picture or other similar article along aconsiderableportion of its extent, to provide a more effective holding action, and prevent the article from. tearing off or being accidentally displaced or detached. Further, I provide the rear jaw with forward and rearward projecting lugs, the latter carrying the double-pronged pin, and the former embracing the front jaw and carrying a cam-lever. Clasps have heretofore been composed of two spring-jaws connected at one end, and the rear jaw having forwardprojectinglugs which embrace the front jaw and carry a cam-lever; but such I do not broadly claim, nor does it constitute my invention, in that in such devices the rear jaw is not formed with rearwardprojecting pin guards and rearward-projecting opposite side lugs to which a double-pronged pin is pivoted. Besides,neitl1er of such prior constructions possesses the bent jaw to bring extended portions of the two jaws parallel to each other; and, further, the upper end of the front jaw in my construction is formed with a bend which constitutes a seat for the free end of the cam- ]ever when in its clamping position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A suspension device consisting of two connected spring-jaws, the rear one of which is provided at its side edges adjacent to its ends with rearward-projecting oppositely-arranged side lugs and pin-guards, a doublepronged pin pivoted in the lugs, and a front cam-lever pivotallyconnected with forward extensions on the rear jaw, substantially as described.

2. A suspension device consisting of two connected jaws, the rear one provided with pivot-lugs, pin-guards, and intermediate ears, and the front one formed with abend to bring its clamping end parallel to theclamping ends of the rear jaw, adouble-pronged pin pivoted in the lugs, and a cam-lever pivoted to the ears, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE IV. MOGILL.

Witnesses:

- .T. A. RUTHERFORD,

ALBERT H. NoRRIs. 

